27. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Wii (2007) Nintendo/Retro Studios (last year 26)
This game brought back a more believable story and introduced engaging Wii pointer controls, bringing it further up the list than 2. It loses points, however, in that the discrete planets meant less free-flowing exploration, though each planet was often deep enough on its own. Elysia is beautiful.
Number 26: A little (or a lot) of water can solve all your problems
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.